Indian Village is a

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located in

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, bounded to the north and south by Mack Avenue and East Jefferson Avenue, respectively, along the streets of Burns, Iroquois, and Seminole. The district was listed on the

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in 1972.

Overview

The district has a number of architecturally-significant homes built in the early 20th century. Some of the houses have been substantially restored, and many others are well kept up. Bordering Indian Village to the west is West Village, with additional historic homes, townhouses and apartments. Many of the homes were designed by prominent architects, such as Albert Kahn,

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and William B. Stratton, for some of the area's most prominent citizens, such as

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. A lot of homes are very large, with some over 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²). Many have a

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, with some of those being larger than an average suburban home. Some of the houses also have large amounts of

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tiles. Indian Village has very active community organizations, including the Indian Village Association, Men's Garden Club and Women's Garden Club. The neighborhood hosts an annual Home & Garden Tour on the first Saturday in June, neighborhood yard sales in September, a holiday home tour in December, and many other community events. The neighborhood contains many historic homes including that of automotive entrepreneur

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, founder of Lincoln and Cadillac, who resided at 1052 Seminole St. With a white population of 63 percent Indian Village is one of Detroit's few white majority neighborhoods.

Schools

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operates the area's public schools. Residents are zoned to Nichols Elementary School,Churches & Schools
." ''Indian Village''. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. Marcus Garvey African Centered Academy K-8 for middle school, and Southeastern High School. On previous occasions, Butzel Middle School served Indian Village. Private schools serving Indian Village include the Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy, the Detroit Waldorf School and Detroit Friends School. Cornerstone Schools formerly operated the K-5 Iroquois Campus in Indian Village.Private school CEO honored for students'academic feats
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''. May 24, 1999. Retrieved on March 17, 2010. "their money and time at the Iroquois campus in Indian Village."

Notable buildings

References

External links

Indian Village homepage
{{National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Neighborhoods in Detroit Culture of Detroit National Register of Historic Places in Detroit Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan

Overview

Schools

Notable buildings

See also

References

Further reading

External links